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Category : Do It Yourself

The school holidays are almost upon us and this means it’s time to get geared up for entertaining the kids. A good idea is to keep materials that they are likely to use on hand. These can be acrylic paint, glue (for paper, wood and fabric), paint brushes, pens, kokis, paper (plain for drawing and painting and patterned for decorating), fabric and mod podge.

This year I got this crazy idea to make gifts for Christmas, instead of buying things. Deciding what exactly to make for who is the next big step.

How to Decorate White Walls

Whether you are renting or own your house, one of the main areas that need attention when decorating is the interior walls. They are a challenge because they are often white and take up a large surface area. Here are some trendy ideas of what to do with white walls that won’t go out of fashion quickly:

Five Jobs You Can Do on Your Own Car

Running a car is expensive at the best of times, and it gets even more expensive when you have to take a trip to the garage. Even minor repairs cost a lot of money if you rely on your local mechanic to do them for you. The following list describes some basic jobs that you should be able to do yourself, even if you don’t have a lot of experience working with cars.

DIY Halloween Pumpkins

It’s almost that time of year again, trick or treat, scary outfits and wild pumpkins – Halloween! There are many things you can do with pumpkins, the best is being carving and painting them. I love making pumpkin candles, as well as painting a huge pumpkin for hanging up in the house just for fun. Let’s first take a look at how to make pumpkin candles.

How to make your own recycled paper

Rather than throwing away your old paper and newspapers, you can re-use them by making your own recycled paper. After all, recycled paper uses cellulose (plant fibers) over and over again, it uses less electricity, less water, much less pollution, and most importantly, it saves trees from being cut down!

If you’re hesitant about establishing a lawn from seed, don’t be. As the least expensive way to start a lawn, it’s successfully done by plenty of homeowners, and when done right will result in strong and healthy grass. Here are 10 steps to help you achieve those kinds of results:

DIY Leather Sandals

I love making my own funky things, especially leather sandals, also known as “huaraches”. Leather sandals are probably one of the easiest DIY activities you can do. Huaraches are traditional Mexican sandals with woven leather straps and either leather or rubber soles. There are many designs and techniques which you can use for making them. You can play around with the straps in countless ways, and huaraches are some of the most comfortable and cheapest summer shoes out there.

The Best Tomato Sauce in a Blender

Kitchen Blender Reviews – How to Make Tomato Sauce

How to Make Tomato Sauce from Fresh Tomatoes Using Your Blender

We’re all familiar with jarred tomato sauce that’s available from the grocery stores. But have you ever wanted to make your very own fresh tomato sauce? Making your own tomato sauce will allow you to come up with the exact taste you’re looking for. If you’ve tried different sauces, you’ve probably thought at one point that the sauce would taste better if it was sweeter, tarter, or even spicier.

Children seem to go through so many phases, especially when they are small.  They are always finding new things that they enjoy, be it animals, children’s television characters or new favourite colours.  While they are constantly changing and learning, the bedroom evolves from a nursery to a play room and slowly into a hang out space. Children’s wall stickers are perfect to help save you decorating every year or so as each new phase arises.